Charges filed in Mueller investigation into Russian meddling

30 October 2017, 02:12 | Kara Nash

At the time of Mueller's appointment, the White House issued a statement in which Trump said: "As I have stated many times, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know - there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity".

King, whose panel is conducting one of several investigations into Russia's meddling in the election, said the committee will still be reviewing evidence for months, calling Trump's declaration "premature".

A CNN correspondent said on "Anderson Cooper 360" on Friday evening that she understood that the individuals who have been charged have likely not been notified yet, and that they would most likely be notified through their attorneys on Sunday or Monday.

CNN and NBC report that the charges were approved Friday and remain sealed under orders from a federal judge.

"I've not yet seen anything that makes me think he must step down, that there's an absolutely indisputable conflict", Christie said. "I don't think [the president's pardon power] is unlimited, and I think it would be highly problematic for the president if it's part of an effort to obstruct justice".

Trump dismissed questions about potential collusion and pointed to "ANGER" over Democratic funding for research that led to a now-infamous dossier of allegations about himself and Russian Federation, as well as anger over an Obama-era uranium agreement, Hillary Clinton's email practices as secretary of state and former FBI Director James Comey.

"I would encourage my Republican friends, give the guy a chance to do his job", Gowdy said.

James Rosen, chief Washington correspondent for Fox News, tweeted on Friday evening that he had spoken with the attorney for Paul Manafort, the longtime Republican political consultant and former campaign manager to Donald Trump, and said they'd received no news that Manafort was being charged.

"The president can not pardon people if it's an effort to obstruct justice, if it's an effort to prevent Bob Mueller, others, from learning about the president's own conduct", he added, referencing special counsel Robert Mueller, who's investigating Russia's election interference.

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